Ron Jeremy (met him recently) or the Dalai Lama (missed seeing him in Vegas by 15 minutes!)
Bob Schneider, The Scabs, Ugly Americans, Wilco, Ben Harper, The Rolling Stones, The Band, De La Soul, Common, Talib Kweli, Erykah Badu, Ryan Adams, Jeff Buckley, Led Zeppelin, Miles David, Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane, Charles Mingus, Uncle Tupelo, The Grateful Dead, Phish, Van Morrison, Kanye West, Lucinda Williams, Black Eyed Peas, N.E.R.D.
Goodfellas, Wonder Boys, Welcome to the Dollhouse, The Last Waltz, Malena, True Romance, The Muppet Movie, Heavenly Creatures, Hands on a Hard Body, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Buena Vista Social Club, Rushmore, The Royal Tennenbaums, Bottle Rocket, Dazed and Confused, Before Sunrise and Before Sunset.
Arrested Development (a moment of silence for the dearly departed), The Wire, Deadwood, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Sopranos, Lost, Desperate Housewives, True Music, Higher Definition, Deadline!, anything with Katie Daryl, Starved, Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Nip/Tuck, Rescue Me. I need to stop watching so much TV!
Anything by Andre Dubus, Kurt Vonnegut, Michael Chabon, Frank Miller, and David Sedaris. My favorite book is probably Geek Love, by Katherine Dunn. The Company, by Robert Littell. The Lord of the Rings, by Tolkien.